What If I Told You Paul Mooney Never Created 'Homey D. Clown', He Lived It - CH News

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • www.comedyhype... - In Living Color is regarded as one of the best sketch comedy series in history. Many of it's cast members would go on to make a name for themselves in Hollywood. Apart of the show, the iconic Paul Mooney would also join the series as a writer. Homey The Clown for years has been credited as one of Mooney's creations but in our investigation we find out its true origins. Instagram: @ComedyHype & Twitter: @ComedyHype_

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  • @GQMofo
    @GQMofo 2 года назад +89

    "Homey da clown... Don't mess around... Even when the Man... Try to keep him down. I SAID TO SING THE DAMN WORDS!!!" Classic. Thank God, I have all the In Living Color Seasons on DVD. 😊

    • @juanthompson7395
      @juanthompson7395 Год назад

      @William Jones yeah but how many old unedited vhs tapes or old videogames that you didn't know about

  • @Model_Roe
    @Model_Roe 2 года назад +86

    I met Paul randomly in Harlem when he was walking the street I called out to him and he gave me a hug he was a real sweetheart and I'd say one of the greatest comedians of all time I can watch his stand up today and laugh so hard my stomach hurts he's a legend

  • @toTheWatcher
    @toTheWatcher 2 года назад +127

    I love that Keenen called out those groups just wanting a bribe. Also so brilliant as angry Mooney was significantly funnier.

    • @themondoshow
      @themondoshow 2 года назад

      I agree. I’m glad he made them feel stupid

  • @MountTheodore72
    @MountTheodore72 2 года назад +154

    If nothing else Paul Mooney was the muse for Homey the Clown. He was the living embodiment of the character.

    • @d.jswaheely40
      @d.jswaheely40 2 года назад +8

      That’s what he just said.

    • @Dburrna21
      @Dburrna21 2 года назад +4

      @@d.jswaheely40 😂my thoughts exactly

    • @d.jswaheely40
      @d.jswaheely40 2 года назад +2

      @@Dburrna21 , 😂😂😂

    • @MetaITurtle
      @MetaITurtle 2 года назад +4

      I use to listen to Paul Mooney all the time. It helped me develop a better understanding of comedy. It also made me more funny

    • @themondoshow
      @themondoshow 2 года назад

      Calm down

  • @ruckes13
    @ruckes13 2 года назад +166

    Loved Paul Mooney. He kept it 100% at all times. People can't handle the truth.

  • @Boots_Alexander
    @Boots_Alexander 2 года назад +35

    I wish Jordan Peel could get with Keenan and Damien to do a horror movie about this. A behind the scenes look at how comedians are treated....sheesh.

    • @BankkeyAoshi
      @BankkeyAoshi 2 года назад

      Keep that nigga Jordan Peel away.

    • @sharigill3130
      @sharigill3130 2 года назад +11

      Actually 🤔……..mam!!! You on to something. I would absolutely watch that.

    • @icebergslim3743
      @icebergslim3743 2 года назад

      Or jus do a updated version of in living color

    • @Boots_Alexander
      @Boots_Alexander 2 года назад

      @@icebergslim3743 that could NEVER happen with today's PC society. Too many cry babies. They couldn't even tell a knock knock joke without people saying they're "insensitive" to victims of breaking and entering 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️. The PILOT would be canceled 🤣.

    • @nolimittee94
      @nolimittee94 2 года назад +1

      That would be dope! A psychological thriller about a comedian. He could be on stage tripping and ish all paranoid lol

  • @brandonray4379
    @brandonray4379 2 года назад +25

    Paul Mooney gave me some great words of encouragement, cool dude. 4 days later he died.
    R.I.P. Paul Mooney

    • @brandonray4379
      @brandonray4379 2 года назад +2

      @Aristides Gonzalez Believe what you want to believe. I know what he said to me. That's all you need to know.

  • @LittySmitty
    @LittySmitty 2 года назад +38

    This made my day as a kid! Watching homie break down his morals and standards code! As a kid I knew the language he was talking because growing up around the end of the black panther and the beginning of the crack era you heard alot adult speak like homie around my way. That's before things got watered down.

  • @lolabunny1157
    @lolabunny1157 2 года назад +88

    Homey definitely spoke the truth

  • @TheTiger2311
    @TheTiger2311 2 года назад +58

    I wish they did do Homey D .Clown movie, it would have been hilarious!😀

    • @2cents4u
      @2cents4u 2 года назад +7

      You know Fox doesn't like Political Truths hitting them in the face. Everything has to go by the book, especially a film with a character made by and for us, shedding light on them.

  • @HPGSLOTS
    @HPGSLOTS 2 года назад +19

    This made me miss Paul Mooney. He followed me on twitter. That was the "Homie". R.I.P LEGEND

  • @DJRenee
    @DJRenee 2 года назад +9

    Never doubt the INTELLIGENCE of a comedian.

  • @jamarcoleman7920
    @jamarcoleman7920 2 года назад +34

    I kinda wish they went trough with the homey movie definitely would’ve been a classic

  • @Soopology
    @Soopology 2 года назад +10

    Never knew Mooney was the inspiration for Homey. That makes the character even more classic now.

  • @jonathancineus6424
    @jonathancineus6424 2 года назад +96

    As a kid watching Homey The Clown, I had no idea there was a political angle. I just remember it being funny.

    • @ChicoTheMan69
      @ChicoTheMan69 2 года назад +7

      I always knew but I also grew up in the hood so yeah. LOL This was for us but introduced people more to the hood bringing it more mainstream to go with the hip hop.

    • @Algenonn420
      @Algenonn420 2 года назад +7

      Yea when you black in the hood you will see the political angle actually when I was a small small child all the kids will talk about and living color everyday the first thing we do when we got to school was say did you see a living color and we were small small kids but we all understood who we are and what the show meant

    • @MsLacy707
      @MsLacy707 2 года назад +3

      The genius of it

    • @clintonwashington8609
      @clintonwashington8609 2 года назад +3

      Same here. I really wish our parents explained things like that to us

  • @novalove4790
    @novalove4790 2 года назад +14

    Homey D. Clown was BRILLIANT. Sheesh... They found loopholes to say what they needed to say

    • @queenmothersavage6359
      @queenmothersavage6359 2 года назад

      There was nothing stupid at all about in living color! ⬆He and whoever wrote his commentary gets donkey of the day for that one!🙄....Aye-Yo Charalmagne you missing one!🤡...

  • @shakiyagotdreams2299
    @shakiyagotdreams2299 2 года назад +27

    I miss Paul! He was one of my favorite comedians that passed 💪🏾🙌🏾 all the good ones gone

    • @brandonray4379
      @brandonray4379 2 года назад +1

      He made so many white people uncomfortable

    • @KwanzaaBot1966
      @KwanzaaBot1966 2 года назад

      @@brandonray4379 as well as black children

    • @brandonray4379
      @brandonray4379 2 года назад

      @@KwanzaaBot1966 What?

    • @KwanzaaBot1966
      @KwanzaaBot1966 2 года назад

      @@brandonray4379 look up what he did to Richard Pryors kid.

  • @lynx2cross
    @lynx2cross 2 года назад +11

    It’s not to late to make that Homey The Clown movie and in this day and age it’s what we need there is so much material to use.

  • @mindofzena8447
    @mindofzena8447 2 года назад +21

    A Homie D Clown movie wouldve been ICONIC

  • @mylegacytransformed
    @mylegacytransformed 2 года назад +13

    I thought this was widely known. With Keenan being a comedic genius, realist, and all. Keenan & Paul together-supernatural brilliance.

  • @alfjones6377
    @alfjones6377 2 года назад +14

    Realistically Damon Wayans can still do that Homey the Clown movie. He still looks young. Black don't crack.

    • @gorillabangerable
      @gorillabangerable 2 года назад

      Folks too sensitive in this climate they would want to water down Homey and make him too silly to make "other folks" feel comfortable.

  • @hustleman85
    @hustleman85 2 года назад +17

    I remember that SNL sketch, He was on Star Search going against Jon Lovitz. He scared the judges into giving him a perfect score.

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 2 года назад +9

    Homey is an ICONIC character. You can't say that for certain shows/characters today. RIP Paul Mooney. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @NORTH_CAROLINA
    @NORTH_CAROLINA 2 года назад +15

    Paul Was legend I have in my top 5

  • @pamcol917
    @pamcol917 2 года назад +49

    Homey d clown will always be missed. Now the story behind him is hilarious. Keenan is a genius and the pale face folks were mad about it

  • @youngw1ze
    @youngw1ze 2 года назад +7

    Excellent video...this is why this channel is needed...to highlight the pillars and icons of black comedy...

  • @Beijaxol
    @Beijaxol 2 года назад +9

    Homey’s sketches were like sermons. The truth shall set you free!

  • @saysay_unique
    @saysay_unique 2 года назад +6

    They should still do it! I would definitely watch it!

  • @richardbell1614
    @richardbell1614 2 года назад +19

    I know it's old but that shit is still funny. Hommie the clown still crack me up.

    • @tekitho79
      @tekitho79 2 года назад +1

      Like all things…if it’s great…it transcends eras

  • @MrStruk17
    @MrStruk17 2 года назад +16

    Some would say that back then it was a tie between Homey the Clown or Handi Man that was Damon's funniest sketch 🤣🤣🤣
    Whenever I see In Living Color follow up shows they never mention Handi Man but it's one of those You Had to Be There or See it for yourself moments in sketch comedy history 💪🏾💯👑🏆👍🏾

    • @DJRenee
      @DJRenee 2 года назад

      That Handiman ♿was past HILARIOUS

    • @MrGeeMoney1983
      @MrGeeMoney1983 2 года назад +2

      “Never under estimate the power of the Handicap” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Do you know how many people would be triggered nowadays? It would’ve been amazing!

  • @iambounceback
    @iambounceback 2 года назад +5

    Dom Smith has grown so much and definitely delivers the best. His material is well thought out, concise, and he delivers it clearly. Everyone else needs to take their time and deliver like this at CH! Good job!

  • @milliondollarshaft
    @milliondollarshaft 2 года назад +5

    I would still pay to see a movie about Homey D. Clown 🤡 🤣🤣🤣

  • @sirtavion20
    @sirtavion20 2 года назад +4

    I grew up socially conscious so even at age 10 I knew what homie was on lol Loved his character. I used to knock my white friends upside the head with socks. They'd just laugh and say "he's just acting like Homey"
    That's right guys.... that's right 😆 I miss the 90s. Everyone is too sensitive now lol

  • @tekitho79
    @tekitho79 2 года назад +2

    You can’t talk comedy skit shows and not mention in living color as one of the best if not the best…I used to do homie da clown, the homeless guy, fire Marshall bill impressions spot on…classic show I still fx wit til this day

  • @ChrisDaniels1222
    @ChrisDaniels1222 2 года назад +14

    Wayans and mooney were power houses

  • @JeffTheGent
    @JeffTheGent 2 года назад +3

    2:28 - *1977, not 1997, was the year Richard Pryor’s short-lived sketch show was on the air.

  • @madameshuggadrosenbloom1111
    @madameshuggadrosenbloom1111 2 года назад +9

    I would go see the movie HOMEY DON'T PLAY THAT!
    I wish In Living Colors would come back.

    • @V_-4-_VENDETTA71
      @V_-4-_VENDETTA71 2 года назад

      The cultures not the same anymore. New jack swing music, the dances, the fashion, the clothes and the movies. I am happy that I grew up during those times and had to experience that era. Todays culture wouldn’t appreciate it.

  • @rogerbarrett1979
    @rogerbarrett1979 2 года назад +6

    Homey was so hilarious! And quite impressive. 😭😭

  • @registame2878
    @registame2878 2 года назад +1

    Now this is great reporting! - 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Needed

  • @alternativefacts6779
    @alternativefacts6779 2 года назад +14

    Damon is the funniest wayans and the best on the show.

  • @jarmaninu3567
    @jarmaninu3567 2 года назад +6

    I was watching old clips of Homey D. Clown earlier!! 😂😂🤣🤣

  • @Kelly_Silverman
    @Kelly_Silverman 2 года назад +8

    While we're on the subject of Paul Mooney, Does anyone remember in 2005 I believe, he was on the BET comedy awards and he gave awards to everyone who thought they WEREN'T a nigga... Oprah Winfrey and Diana Ross was amongst the recipients! Anyone know where I can find that clip? Its been wiped CLEAN from the internet!
    I was told Steve Harvey had to apologize to the audience and Tracy Elis Ross (who was in the audience upset) because of what Paul said 😂😂😂😂

    • @rahdream
      @rahdream 2 года назад +2

      He called out Bill Cosby, Condilisa Rice, and Cuba Gooding Jr too It was call the Coon Awards Halarious!

    • @hustleman85
      @hustleman85 2 года назад

      If I'm not mistaken, that's why Earthquake held a grudge against Paul Mooney. He was Tracy Elis Ross' date that night, and Paul ruined his chances of having a pleasurable night with her afterwards because she was so upset by the jokes.

    • @imanidriskell4147
      @imanidriskell4147 2 года назад +1

      I remember this. I don't know where to find it.

    • @Kelly_Silverman
      @Kelly_Silverman 2 года назад

      @@rahdream Yessss!!! The coon awards!! 😂😂😂

    • @raczgreen6053
      @raczgreen6053 2 года назад

      Earthquake clapped back at Paul and Paul was embarrassed af..

  • @mellmartin421
    @mellmartin421 2 года назад +3

    I loved this nugget of knowledge

  • @ManeThingz
    @ManeThingz 2 года назад +8

    I never heard Paul Mooney had anything to do with it. I actually had a homie da clown doll 😂 where tf did they sell that at

  • @benitajones9115
    @benitajones9115 2 года назад +1

    This was my then 62-year-old mother’s favorite character and phrase.

  • @Sammy213
    @Sammy213 2 года назад

    Early when I came to LA I got hired to shoot an interview w Paul Mooney for a doc about Lenny Bruce. He was very friendly and I got a lot of insight into the mind of comics.

  • @CiaobellaAmour
    @CiaobellaAmour 2 года назад +1

    Now this is interesting af..makes me appreciate this character even more ❤🙏🏽

  • @Mr.Oct___
    @Mr.Oct___ 2 года назад +2

    I suppose i was simply too young to know any of this back then. I never even got introduced to Paul Mooney until i was an adult.

  • @uptownszn376
    @uptownszn376 2 года назад +4

    I’m already Laughing at them not taking Pual Mooneys order Cause I know he was Vex

  • @williamrothschild.aka.rose479
    @williamrothschild.aka.rose479 2 года назад +2

    Paul is a one of the roast kings.

  • @KingSimonPresents
    @KingSimonPresents 2 года назад +6

    Paul was one of the Greats

  • @skis_injeans
    @skis_injeans 2 года назад +1

    We need that Homey movie now!

  • @CurvyTribune
    @CurvyTribune 2 года назад +3

    Awesome perspective to learn the background of the characteristics of Homey.

  • @meetupspeakup4161
    @meetupspeakup4161 2 года назад +1

    It's good to see, the man, behind the video voice

  • @poeticmindshifttv7568
    @poeticmindshifttv7568 2 года назад +2

    Rest in peace Paul Mooney legend

  • @biterface03
    @biterface03 2 года назад +2

    *”HOMEY DON’T PLAY THAT”*

  • @MPPharaoh
    @MPPharaoh 2 года назад +3

    I remember back the day they was talking bout doing a homey the clown movie 😂 it was brief talks about it I forget which year.

  • @kennygoat7384
    @kennygoat7384 2 года назад +1

    THE CHARACTER HOMEY DA CLOWN IS A LEGEND. ✌🏽🌑✊🏽✔♾🐐

  • @kangjames6091
    @kangjames6091 2 года назад +6

    Homey D. Clown would've been a good ass movie tho...😢

  • @bianca-sg8zq
    @bianca-sg8zq 2 года назад +3

    I loved Homey D. Clown....wish I could put a stone in a sock to bash some people!!🤣😂😂 "Homey don't play that!!"

  • @erinmeggik391
    @erinmeggik391 2 года назад +5

    Paul Mooney personifies how entertainers are 💵 Paid💵 to be 🎭 and are confused and conflicted in real life. 🙄

  • @fanta4641
    @fanta4641 2 года назад +2

    Love Love Homey The Clown, now
    understand the evolution

  • @Cali1414
    @Cali1414 2 года назад

    Wow!! Brilliant keeping Mooney angry 😂. Great background

  • @slickking4330
    @slickking4330 2 года назад

    If nothing else Paul Mooney was the muse for Homey the Clown. He was the living embodiment of the character

  • @TheHotjdog
    @TheHotjdog 2 года назад +2

    Still waiting for this show to be online to watch

  • @cammyr12Productions
    @cammyr12Productions Год назад +1

    The wayans are the Jackson's of the comedy/acting world

  • @IYF86
    @IYF86 Год назад

    My cousins and I use to play around the house with socks balled up in one big sock acting like hitting each other😂 God I miss those days.

  • @sanzrich9887
    @sanzrich9887 2 года назад +4

    This is genius 👏🏾 😂

  • @hongceequan1030
    @hongceequan1030 2 года назад +1

    They laid the ground work for the Chappelle show

  • @bayleafcreativetv9627
    @bayleafcreativetv9627 2 года назад

    Knowing Mooneys comedy like we do now after Chappelle…I totally see this

  • @gregoryjones9546
    @gregoryjones9546 2 года назад +1

    Paul Mooney Was The TRUTH!!! He Was Most Definitely The INSPIRATION For Homey D. Clown. RIP KING 👑🎤✊🏿👊🏿🙏🏾🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 #PaulMooneyGodFatherOfBlackComedy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @716Duece
    @716Duece 2 года назад +2

    This was really dope. Salute 🫡

  • @Camie.in.Philly
    @Camie.in.Philly 2 года назад +1

    I'm getting flashbacks to the best of the black comedy years

  • @stevengrvp
    @stevengrvp 2 года назад +3

    r.i.p mr. mooney

  • @georgefoley1778
    @georgefoley1778 2 года назад

    In Living Color was ahead of its time

  • @Kitu74
    @Kitu74 2 года назад +2

    I always wonder why they never did a Homie the Clown movie

  • @pharaohavalon8566
    @pharaohavalon8566 2 года назад +3

    Damn is this why I was so angry as a kid? I took a lot of the shit he said to heart.

  • @blanketmobbypants
    @blanketmobbypants 2 года назад

    I never knew a black man was able to shut down the NAACP. That’s insane yet amazing

  • @EchoJ
    @EchoJ 2 года назад

    I would definitely watch a _Homey D. Clown_ movie in 2022 or beyond. There’s another 30+ years of material to work with (but sadly, no Mr. Mooney for inspiration 😔)

  • @jameschanin876
    @jameschanin876 2 года назад +1

    I miss In living Color. Keenen is a genius.

  • @tyquanwright7062
    @tyquanwright7062 2 года назад +2

    The quote at 4:36 is wild 🤣

  • @NWB-NerdyWhileBlack
    @NWB-NerdyWhileBlack 2 года назад +1

    I watched In Living Color when I was in grade school. For a week there was a rumor that a guy dressed as Homie the Clown was kidnapping kids. I dunno if the adults were alarmed or even aware of this. But I remember us kids being terrified.

    • @milkshake321
      @milkshake321 2 года назад

      Yup I remember that rumor I was 14 at the time and I used to scare the heck outta my lil cousins telling them they better be in before the street lights come on because homey the clown gonna getcha lol! In Chicago

  • @2cents4u
    @2cents4u 2 года назад

    In Living Colour was the greatest black satirical show on at the time and birthed so many great comics or celebrities to this day.

  • @johnnyboy3742
    @johnnyboy3742 2 года назад

    I’ll never forget how I got cursed out by Paul mooney as a kid 😂😂

  • @faridajohnson3373
    @faridajohnson3373 2 года назад +3

    I loved Homey!

  • @zionsgirl6456
    @zionsgirl6456 2 года назад +1

    Homey the Clown don't mess around. Even though the man try to keep him down! I don't think so. Homey don't play dat!

  • @lawdawg5818
    @lawdawg5818 2 года назад

    He was talking about Our Other Father who We LOVE, Dick Gregory.

  • @ohplease8223
    @ohplease8223 2 года назад +2

    This was very informative…I wonder why Keenan can’t do Homey the clown now?

    • @dickhardpicard
      @dickhardpicard 2 года назад

      Because it was Damon who was the actor 🤦😑

    • @ohplease8223
      @ohplease8223 2 года назад

      @@dickhardpicard I know Damon was the actor but I look at Keenan as the producer/lead. I wish I could go back and watch it again to get the time stamp but I’m heading out of town. This really blows your mind…WOW. People on the internet 😊.

  • @goparetraitors4156
    @goparetraitors4156 2 года назад +1

    I love homie the clown. Homie was telling the truth.

  • @psycosis12
    @psycosis12 2 года назад +1

    Oh snap, dom smith. I was thinking the other day "I haven't seen the Dom Smith guy in a while"

  • @rblu7916
    @rblu7916 2 года назад +1

    Very good content on uncle paul.
    Thank you.

  • @rob.dark7
    @rob.dark7 2 года назад

    I love what y'all are doing with the channel! This is so good!

  • @lancewilliams1059
    @lancewilliams1059 2 года назад

    That was the funniest RUclips title ever

  • @manafront
    @manafront 2 года назад +10

    Yall don't have nothing to talk about i see

    • @vjvj5127
      @vjvj5127 2 года назад +4

      Lol they never do

    • @quintariosmith990
      @quintariosmith990 2 года назад +2

      I’m saying Paul Mooney is the greatest I was always told he created the character the man dead and gone now so now this comes out 💯🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @WingoTribe704
      @WingoTribe704 2 года назад +7

      💀💀💀 I keep hitting the “don’t recommend channel” and they keep popping up

    • @WingoTribe704
      @WingoTribe704 2 года назад

      LOL AYE THA NIGGA LOOK LIKE HANDY MAN SON

    • @SimplyaLady92
      @SimplyaLady92 2 года назад +1

      @@WingoTribe704 stop commenting and watching then lol

  • @Knuckledragnation
    @Knuckledragnation 2 года назад

    Very interesting and informative.
    When I watch reruns of In Living Color and more specifically Homie the Clown I will listen in a new way.
    Also wow to grow up thinking the world as a whole is against you?
    I can see that having different affects on people. From lightning a fire under their butt to succeed (like the Wayans or sorta like Michael Jordan) to blaming others for their shortcomings and everything in between.
    Crazy how the world works or seems to work differently for everyone depending on who you are.

  • @JNJ00907
    @JNJ00907 День назад

    Brilliant character

  • @mcasias33
    @mcasias33 2 года назад

    Not too many fans know there is a computer game starring Homie D. Clown.

  • @NoLineNoWait123AbC
    @NoLineNoWait123AbC 2 года назад +1

    *I never knew he claimed to*

  • @stevenjenkins3882
    @stevenjenkins3882 2 года назад +1

    He used to be a Ring Master

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    @CITYBOY5950 2 года назад

    This was actually brilliant lol